英语常见词根词缀

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Suffix

Part of

spee ch

Meaning

Examples

Effect on

word stress

-able

adj

capable,

can do

usable,

notable, comfortable

Neutra

l -ably adv notably, fashionably

Neutra

l

-ad

noun group

triad, monad

-ade

noun

lemonade,

accolade,

blockade

Stress

ed

suffix

-age

noun

forming

a noun marriage, mileage, garage

Neutra

l -agogy

noun leading

pedagogy, demagogy

Stress

ed

suffix

-al

adj aspect of

nominal, focal, (compare -ality)

Neutra

l -al

noun

abstract

noun

refusal, appraisal

Neutra

l -ality

noun property (aspect,

behaviour, condition) of

proportionality,

sexuality (see -al and -ity) Stress

ed

suffix

-an adj urban

Neutra l

-an

adj,

noun republican, Roman, veteran Neutra

l

-ance

noun

relevance,

annoyance, repentance

Neutra

l

-ancy

noun

pregnancy, redundancy, vacancy Neutra

l

-ant adj

relevant,

dominant, pleasant

Neutra

l

-ant

noun

assitant,

immigrant, Neutra

inhabitant

l -ar

adj

linear, alveolar

Neutra l -ar noun beggar, liar

Neutra

l

-ard noun

drunkard,

coward, wizard, steward Neutra

l

-ary adj

ordinary,

secondary, military Neutra

l

-ary noun

dictionary,

library, seminary

Neutra

l -arch

noun

ruler,

leader

monarch, tetrarch

Neutra

l -archy

noun rule, leadership

gynarchy, anarchy

Neutra l

-ate

adj

literate,

desperate, fortunate

Neutra

l -ate noun certificate, advocate

Neutra

l -ate verb concentrate, oscillate

Neutra

l

-athlon

noun

sporting event

pentathlon, decathlon Stress

ed

suffix

-ation

noun state or concept of

invitation,

pronunciation,

starvation

Stress ed suffix

-ation

noun from

verb

with -ate, state or concept of

concentration, oscillation, narration

Stress

ed

suffix

-ative

adj

talkative,

lucrative, affirmative Neutra

l

-atory

noun

laboratory,

conversatory

-bound

adv

heading in the

direction of

inbound,

outbound,

citybound

-cele,

-coele, -coel noun body cavity mucocoel or mucocoele

-cele

noun tumor,

hydatidocele